As the headline of this news says the autonomy of electric cars increased more than 50 percent in 6 years, and while it is true that it seems a long time to achieve a 50 percent increase in the range of cars, it is really important data for the industry.
The fact is that managing to increase the autonomy figures with current batteries is something difficult to carry out for the automotive industry. It is precisely for this reason that we have to congratulate and continue investigating the options available over the next few years to increase this autonomy in electric vehicles.
The actual increase in km is approximately 65. This data is provided by the United States Department of Energy and adds 56 percent more autonomy in cars from last 2011 to today. Among them, spectacular autonomies such as those of the models of Tesla more powerful that according to manufacturer a maximum of 540 km without additional charge or the simplest to go around the city such as the Smart ForTwo, 100% electric that achieves a range of 100 km.
Pages and specialized media such as ELECTrek They warn that although it is true that the increase in autonomy in these cars is good counting the period of time until today, all this will improve a lot in the next 2-4 years awakening more interest from users for the purchase of these cars, which in turn will help the research and development to improve battery life. It is said that this current average autonomy (183 km) could be doubled in the next ten years to 320 km on average in all models.
We have to be clear that there are many factors that directly influence the autonomy of these cars and it is logical to say that the lower the speed, the greater the autonomy, the better the aerodynamics, the better the autonomy, the lower the weight, the better the autonomy, and thus a good handful of other factors. But the important thing in all this is that every detail continues to be improved and refined that influence this increased autonomy in electric cars.